Last week players from Academi Coleg Menai gained international recognition when they starred in victories against Australia Schools U19.

Harry Galeotti and Alex Boss, also members of the successful Bangor City FC development team, played their part in the Welsh Colleges U19s 2-1 victory over their Australian counterparts with Boss scoring the winning goal five minutes before the interval.

The following day Cai Powell Roberts, who also appears for Llangefni Town in the Welsh Alliance, helped the Welsh Schools U18 team to a resounding 7-4 victory over the Aussies.

In addition to this Roberts, along with another product of the Bangor City Academy Harri Hughes, has been selected to represent the Welsh Colleges U18 team for next month’s prestigious Roma Caput Mundi tournament in Italy.

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The tournament consists of eight teams with Wales joining hosts Lazio, Italy, Romania, Albania, England, Greece and Malta. Last year’s winners Romania along with some of the other nations use this as part of their build-up to UEFA elite tournaments and comprise players from academies' teams such as Manchester City, Leicester, Wolves, Torino, Inter Milan, Villarreal and Steaua Bucharest to name a few.

Coleg Menai’s Marc Lloyd Williams, who manages both the Welsh Colleges and the Welsh Schools set-up, says it is a great testament to the standard of youth football in the area and is delighted on the progression of the players.

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He said: "These young players have put a tremendous amount of effort in throughout the season whilst representing Academi Menai in the English Colleges premier league and fully deserve their recognition. It is not an easy job trying to combing full-time education alongside their footballing aspirations."

Harry Galeotti and Alex Boss

As both Hughes and Roberts are looking for player sponsorship to represent the colleges team in Italy, Bangor City FC Supporters Association have kindly sponsored Harri Hughes.

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Lloyd Williams added: “It is great to see BCFCSA contributing towards Harri’s trip, and is a testament to the association that they realise the potential of their academy players which will hopefully one day make a breakthrough into the first team."

Academi Coleg Menai offers a range of academic and vocational courses and gives the learners an opportunity to participate in weekly sporting fixtures both in Wales and the North West of England. For more information on the Academi visit https://www.gllm.ac.uk/learner-information/sport/